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Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies
Clinical guideline [CG62]
Published date:
March 2008
Last updated:
January 2017
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Iron supplementation should not be offered routinely to all pregnant women. It does not benefit the mother's or the baby's health and may have unpleasant maternal side effects.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
The effectiveness and safety of oral treatments for vaginal candidiasis in pregnancy are uncertain and these treatments should not be offered.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
Routine breast examination during antenatal care is not recommended for the promotion of postnatal breastfeeding.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
Routine antenatal pelvic examination does not accurately assess gestational age, nor does it accurately predict preterm birth or cephalopelvic disproportion. It is not recommended.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
Routine screening for cardiac anomalies using nuchal translucency is not recommended.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
When routine ultrasound screening is performed to detect neural tube defects, alpha-fetoprotein testing is not required.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
The routine anomaly scan (at 18 weeks 0 days to 20 weeks 6 days) should not be routinely used for Down's syndrome screening using soft markers.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
The presence of an isolated soft marker, with the exception of increased nuchal fold, on the routine anomaly scan, should not be used to adjust the a priori risk for Down's syndrome.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
Pregnant women should not be offered routine screening for bacterial vaginosis because the evidence suggests that the identification and treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis does not lower the risk of preterm birth and other adverse reproductive outcomes.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
Chlamydia screening should not be offered as part of routine antenatal care.
Do not do
June 2016
Unclassified
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